| Details | | Publication Date: | 2008-02-01 | | Series: | Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History |
| Size | | Length: | 215 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 17.0 oz |
Publisher's Note Every generation must read the Bible afresh. Israeli philosopher and public intellectual Eliezer Schweid offers his own bold reading, breaking with old stereotypes and challenging today's readers--both Jewish and non-Jewish, religious and secular--to confront the Book of Books anew. What is the basis of social and political authority? What does a truly just society look like? How did the written Torah provide the seeds that developed into the oral Torah of rabbinic Judaism that continues to evolve to this day? What is the destiny of man and of woman, and how is the relationship between them to be established in fairness and in love? The author addresses all these issues and more with originality, insight, warmth, and humor.
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